Jose Garcia is a surprisingly sensitive teen boy who wants other guys around him to step up. He wrote on Instagram:

TO EVERY BOY THAT FOLLOWS ME AND CALLS HIMSELF A MAN OR SIMPLY A GOOD HUMAN BEING. Petition for all of us to start bringing a couple pads or tampons to school to help our girl friends. If you have a girlfriend or are friends with a girl, u should know that they do not always have tampons or pads on them, or that sometimes their period just hits them without notice and have a bit of a problem finding one. We should support them with this, after all, we don't have to go trough all they they do because of menstruation, so it's just logical that we help them. You should already know to give them your sweater and not question when they wrap it around their waist. So let's step it up a notch and help them out. IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR YOUR MOTHER, YOUR GIRLFRIEND, OR JUST WOMEN IN GENERAL I EXPECT FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ME ON THIS.To every girl that follows me. You are completely welcomed to ask me for a pad at any time without receiving a negative response or a dirty look. We should all help each other out like this so you don't have to thank me at all. #realmensupportwomen

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Pretty perceptive and considerate for a 15-year-old.

Hey, we've all been there. By we, I mean women. By women I mean perhaps the person who is typing this and was surprised by her period on the subway, heading to teach a class of undergrads, while wearing white pants. BUT I DIGRESS.

Garcia's post has gone viral and he is getting a lot of love, but also a lot of hate. Lots of men online can't seem to comprehend his message and are taking to name calling and nasty messages. He doesn't have time for the haters.

"I, in fact, consider myself a feminist. I believe that there should be equality for everyone regardless of their sex, gender, skin color, race, religion, etc. so it would be nice to use this attention for something positive...I realize I can't help solve any of the big issues right now regarding women and/or men (rape, discrimination, slut shaming, unrealistic body standards, objectivism). Maybe with this hashtag I could help with other minor things."

Great. Let's all remember to put an extra pad in our purse for the ladies in our lives and SOME OF US will try to remember it for ourselves, too.